Studio Voodoo is a group that really defies being labeled as one genre. A mix of jungle beats, voices, sounds, techno and other elements, this effort often lead me to think about it more as a performance art piece than music, although that's certainly not a negative remark. Some of the simple talking ("Trance Dance") that's layered over the music becomes a bit too much, taking away from the otherwise interesting beats that fill the track - the same thing starts "Integratron", which opens with a conversation.

Sometimes the music is a bit too experimental, looping in all different directions without much focus, but when it actually settles down into one or two genres for a song (the flamenco and techno mix of "Imagenes de Espana" or the techno-backed chants of "Lamentatio"), it becomes a fascinating mix of cultures and sounds. On the terrific DTS mix that's presented here, the listener is almost deposited into a universe of beats and sounds.

Tracks:
The Beat Is Voodoo
Fire
Lamentatio
Straight From The Heart
Trancedance
Intergratron
Imagenes De Espana
Rain
Epilogue: Song of gnos